“Georges Bataille's Story of the Eye
is a provocation that hypnotizes, a hallucinatory narcotic.”

--Johnny Ray Huston, The San
Francisco Bay Guardian

“This is not a movie for passive consumption,
but a film that bites back.”

--Dave Kehr, The New York Times

“Andrew Repasky McElhinney's new feature Georges
Bataille's Story of the Eye is a new landmark in underground cinema.
The film is an artistic assault on both the senses and sensibility. Mixing
equal parts of surrealism, eroticism and silliness into a vibrant package
rich with lush cinematography and a challenging soundtrack, [Georges
Bataille's Story of the Eye ] is a brilliant achievement that demands
attention and challenges the audience in a way that few films today can
even dare to achieve.”

--Phil Hall, Film Threat / The
Encyclopedia of Underground Movies

“It’s quite an “Eye”-ful . . . brave and shocking”

--V.A.Musetto, The New York Post

“ambiguous…
hypnotic… confrontational…”

--Matt Prigge, The Philadelphia
Weekly

“Perverse in all the wrong ways”

--Sam Adams, Philadelphia City
Paper

“Like punk Ken Russel working with no budget
and NO boundaries”

--Howard Gensler, The Philadelphia
Daily News

“McElhinney's movie knows what it wants to
be (obscure, demented and experimental, rather than accessible, charming
and story-driven) and pursues its goals with the obsessive focus and inscrutable
energy that defines independence.”

-- Matt Zoller Seitz, New York
Press

“Some [viewers], including a few admirers
of Andrew Repasky McElhinney 's previous films, may be outraged by the
surprises in [Georges Bataille’s Story of the Eye], but others,
like this reviewer, will applaud it as the filmmmaker's best work yet,
and a promise of great work to come.”